Quotes About Compassion

So long as people do not consider all men as their brothers and do not consider human life as the most sacred thing, which rather than destroy they must consider it their first and foremost duty to support; that is so long as people do not behave towards one another in a religious manner, they will always ruin one another's lives for the sake of personal gain.

He who knows only his wife and loves her understands all women better than if he had known a thousand

The law of God is not to return evil for evil; indeed, if you try in this way to stamp out wickedness it will come upon you all the stronger. It is not difficult for you to kill the man, but his blood will surely stain your own soul. You may think you have killed a bad man--that you have gotten rid of evil--but you will soon find out that the seeds of still greater wickedness have been planted within you.

sole meaning of life is to serve humanity.

She felt for him with her whole heart, the more because she was pitying him for suffering from the pain she had caused.

It seems that Pharisee must have been such a man as I am. I, too, apparently have thought only of myself,—how I might have my tea, be warm and comfortable, but never to think about my guest. He thought about himself, but there was not the least care taken of the guest. And who was his guest? The Lord Himself. If He had come to me, should I have done the same way?

From that day the eldest princess quite changed toward Pierre and began knitting a striped scarf for him.

It all lies in the fact that men think there are circumstances in which one may deal with human beings without love; and there are no such circumstances.

Ile serc, tyle rodzajów mi?o?ci

For an instant he was offended, but immediately knew he could not be offended with her because she was himself.

he knew his own soul, it was dear to him, he protected it as the eyelid protects the eye, and did not let anyone into his soul without the key of love.

Rakes, those male Magdalenes, have a secret feeling of innocence similar to that which female Magdalenes have, based on the same hope of forgiveness. 'All will be forgiven her, for she loved much; and all will be forgiven him, for he enjoyed much.

without having to consider to what class they belonged. They all belonged to human race which without his thinking about it, all appeared dear to Olenin and they all treated him in a friendly manner way.

Si hay tantas cabezas como maneras de pensar, hay tantos corazones como maneras de amar.

He suddenly felt that the very thing that was the source of his sufferings had become the source of his spiritual joy; that what had seemed insoluble while he was judging, blaming, and hating, had become clear and simple when he forgave and loved.

A saint prayed to God in the following way: "O God, please be kind to evil people as much as you are to kind people. Kind people already feel good, because they are kind." —MUSLIH-UD-DIN SAADI

if one loves anyone, one loves the whole person, just as they are and not as one would like them to be...

How can one feel well when one is suffering in moral sense? Can any sensitive person find peace of mind nowadays?

Sorrow is sent by Him, not by men. Men are His instruments, they are not to blame. If you think someone has wronged you, forget it and forgive! We have no right to punish. And then you will know the happiness of forgiving.

Levin felt that in his soul, in the very bottom of his soul, his brother Nikolai, despite the ugliness of his life, was not more in the wrong than those who despised him.

But I shall spare her. On the ancient monuments of barbarism and despotism I will inscribe great words of justice and mercy

Love those that hate you, but to love those one hates is impossible

War is not courtesy but the most horrible thing in life; and we ought to understand that, and not play at war.

Acaso não somos todos nós largados neste mundo só para odiarmos uns aos outros e, portanto, para atormentarmos a nós mesmos e aos outros?